PRAYING THE PSALMS
praying the Psalms
and reading poetry
books and journals
I write new poems
about everyday life
HAIKU
time to read
wind and shadows
on evergreens
BOOKS ON THE SHELVES
books on the shelves
from many years
new books and old
from thrift stores
and discarded by libraries
looking at the books
as I sit and write
gives me peace
and books by my chair
in my small study
I do not need to teach
from the books, or even
read them on any schedule,
they are my books now
and they give me peace
Poems by Ellen Grace Olinger
Poems From Psalms And Nature 